Pros:
1. Lightweight and well balanced.
2. Reasonable price.
3. Cuts well and easily; I did not try cutting any branches more than c10mm diameter.
4. Battery holds charge surprisingly well and power usage seems to be low.
5. Robust. On first use, I managed to drop it from the top of a 2m high privet hedge! Admittedly the fall was broken by privet stalks and the ground was soft, but it escaped any damage.
6. The Anti-Blocking system seems to work but this is impossible to verify.

Cons:
1. The blade tip protector is a PITA. It is far too long at 4.5cms and renders the end of the blade unusable. The result is it is nigh on impossible to start a new cut midway into a dense hedge; you have to start the cut from the end of the hedge or force the tip protector to bend the obstructing branches out of the way. It also makes it difficult to judge whether you can cut that irritating solitary branch just at the end of your reach. This means it is probably useless for topiary work, which requires precision. I may well break off the plastic tip of mine.
2. The forward power switch location means the loss of a lot of reach length compared to my old Ryobi. 5 cms could be gained in reach if that switch was located further back. Moreover the grip required on the front handle results in greater loss of reach.

I had to wait 6 weeks for delivery. I assumed it had to come from China but turns out this is made in Hungary. You would have thought that with 40+ years of supplying the German automotive industry, Bosch might have mastered the art of Just-In-Time; evidently not!

Ce taille haie Bosch EasyHedgeCut 18V-52-13 livré sans batterie ni chargeur fonctionne parfaitement , je l’utilise avec une batterie de 2,5 Ampères heures utilisée aussi pour un taille haies téléscopique Bosch UniversalHedgePole 18 et un Coupe -Bordures Bosch EasyGrassCut 18V-26.

Une seule batterie et un seul chargeur suffisent pour mes 3 appareils , je recommande ces appareils fiables et durables.

Gute Qualität und schnelle Lieferung

Light and way to use with well designed handle and trigger combinations.

Se maneja muy bien y pesa poco,el tema baterías va perfecto imagino que también influirá como tú las cuides ,las mías son nuevas de una taladradora y va genial.

Cuts thinner branches really well but can take a bit of effort to take down hedges with thicker growth. Not overly loud ideal for residential areas. General build is sturdy, minimalistic and not overly complicated to use/ maintain. It isn’t excessively heavy so it is easy to balance and work with for extended periods of time. Battery life is great lasts a long time between charges can easily do a full 5 meter long hedge and still have most of the battery left over for another job. Only thing that was a dissapointment was the amount of power obviously it will be lesser compared to a petrol alternative but the speed of the blade is noticeably slower which feeds back to its ability to cut something a little more dense (like clusters of vines) as it can get stuck on them mid cut.